THE TURF.
WELLINGTON SUMMER MEETING,
THIRD DAY. TRENTHAM, Jan. 26. The concluding day's racing of the Wellington R.C. summer meeting was accompanied by cloudy and windy weather, and the attendance is small. Wallaceville Welter.—Bracken 1, Colleen Mary 2, Aunt Sally 3. Scratched: Julian. Won by half a length. Time: lmin 15 3-ssecs. Melrose Welter Handicap.—Sharpshooter 1, Humming Bird 2, Peacemaker 3. Won by half a length. Scratched: Effort, Gipsy Belle, and Sea Queen. Time: lmin 28 3-ssecs. Hopeful Stakes. —Byron 1, Counterfeit 2, Bronze 3. Won by a head. Scratched: Rangitaua. Time: 48 2-5. Summer Handicap.—Los Angeles 1, Effort 2, Birkdale 3. Won by half a length. Scratched: lranui and Penza. Time: lmin 40 2-ssecs. Selling Plate. —All Guns 1, Purakau 2, Merri Emerald 3. Also started: Moree, Moreykoff, and Surmount. Time, lmin. 17 2-ssec. Kaitoke Handicap.—Contralto 1, Winning Post 2, Directoire 3. Won by two lengths. Scratched: Bracken, Royal Knight, and Daunton. Time: lmin 3secs. Consolation Handicap.—Parable 1, Merrivonia 2, Vi 3. Scratched: Mendip. Won by two lengths. Time: 2min 8 4-ssecs. City Handicap.—Obsono 1, Dearest 2, Formby 3. Scratched: Fasnakyle and Directoire. Won by two lengths. The totalisator turnover for the day was £16,313 10s, and for the meeting £52,004, compared with £17,538 and £51,062 last year.
TELEGRAMS.
(Press Association.)
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Northern Advocate, 26 January 1911, Page 5
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